• The Son quickens whom He wills. (John 5:21) Celebrating • God quickens a man for His own sake, not for the sake of the individual. (Ezekiel 36:32; Isaiah 43:25; 2 Timothy 1:9; Titus 3:3-6) the Holy Spirit
John 14:15-26 REGENERATES Ezekiel 36:22-32 • One cannot see the kingdom of heaven without being born from above. (Jn 3:3) Galatians 5:1-26 • Being born supposes that there is already life! • (John 1:13) Rebirth: ì Not in the blood. Parents give birth to sinners NOT Christians. Celebrating the FEAST of Weeks í Not by the power or influence of any individual. • Leviticus 23:15-21 î Not by natural willingness. (Romans 9:16) • Two loaves of LEAVENED bread. ï IS BY A SOVEREIGN and FREE ACT of GOD. (See John 3:8) - NOT a picture of Christ, but of His Church – Jews and Gentiles • These are FIRSTFRUITS to the LORD.
• Offered with BURNT offerings, SIN offering, PEACE offering, and DRINK CONVICTS offering. • He sets our sin before us! (Psalm 51:3; 50:21) • He shows us our numerous sins. (Psalm 40:12; Genesis 6:5; Isaiah 1:6) A Promise Fulfilled • True convictions shows the terror of sin in contrast to the terror of hell. â By God through Old Testament prophets: Ezekiel 36:22-32; Proverb 1:23; Isaiah 32:15; Joel 2:28; Deuteronomy 30:6; Jeremiah 32:39) DRAWS ã By John the Baptist: Luke 3:15-16. • John 6:44 – “No one can come to Me except the Father draw him.” ä By Jesus Christ: Luke 24:49; John 7:37-39; 14:16-19, 26; 15:26; 16:7; Acts - “to draw” IS NOT “to woe” (Consider Jn. 18:10; 21:6, 11; Acts 16:19; 1:5, 8) 21:30; James 2:6) The Work of the Holy Spirit - See Psalm 65:4. TQuickens TWorks Faith Cleanses Assists Confirms TRegenerates Unties to Christ Leads Enables Reveals Truth WORKS FAITH Enlightens Baptizes believer Assures Gifts Imparts God’s love • Faith is a GIFT we receive from God. (Ephesians 2:8-9) T T T Convicts Indwells Conforms Empowers Will Raise Us • (2 Corinthians 4:13) We have (having received – 1 Cor. 4:7) the Spirit of faith. Comfort Fills Seals Witnesses Anoints TDraws Teaches TGuarantees Preserves Adopts INDWELLS and EMPOWERS QUICKENS • God implants His own Spirit in us and we become temples of the Holy Spirit. • Quicken means “to give life.” Where there was no life before the Spirt (Ezekiel 36:27; 1 Cor. 3:16; 6:19-20; 2 Cor. 6:16; 2 Tim. 1:14) quickens ! This is NOT rebirth! • God gives us His Spirit to empower us to walk according to His ways. • (John 6:63) The flesh profits NOTHING; it is the Spirit that quickens ! • This is the initial operation of the Holy Spirit on an individual. GUARANTEES (2 Corinthians 1:22; 5:5; Ephesians 1:13-14) • It a DIRECT ACTION with NO INSTRUMENT. It is an act of creation . â A deposit supposes an agreement, covenant, pact. (Lk. 22:20; Heb. 13:20) (2 Corinthians 5:17; Psalm 104:30; Galatians 6:15; Job 33:4; Ezekiel 37:9; Titus 3:5) ã A deposit supposes a delay. (Titus 2:13; Philippians 3:20; Romans 8:23) - “The new life is not imparted because man perceives the truth, but he perceives the truth ä A deposit is a part of the whole. (Romans 8:23) because the new life is imparted. A man is not regenerated because he first believed in å A deposit is a guarantee. (Ephesians 1:14) Christ, but he believes in Christ because he has been regenerated.” (Jeremiah 24:7; æ W.T. Shedd; see 1 Corinthians 2:14) A deposit is irrevocable. (Romans 11:29) • It is the WORK of God. (Ephesians 2:10) ç A deposit ensures the consummation of the agreement. (Rom. 8:29; • Man is completely PASSIVE in this operation. HE IS DEAD! (Eph. 2:1, 5; Col. 2:13) Philippians 1:6; Psalm 138:8)